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do you think the clinton administration is -- i'm sorry, the clinton. the obama administration is in fact planning something now so we can do it better and unwind this horrible situation? >> i think they have to be. they have to be coordinating with the algerian government. they have to be figuring out what their options are, special forces options. but you also have to remember, they took out the somali pirates not once but twice and they took out osama bin laden. they've -- >> that's why i want them to take this thing out. go. >> but they didn't just jump in willy-nilly whenever there was a tragedy -- >> well, what are you waiting for? >> well, i assume like he said they want to get it right, make sure you have all the facts -- >> 24 hours. these guys are so smart. 24 hours. i saw "zero dark thirty." i saw that. >> the algerians walked in and they created this mess and now more people are killed. >> they really did. peter, let me get back to you. now i want to get your opinion on this latest thing. so they want the blind sheik, the terrorists, whoever
do you think the clinton administration is -- i'm sorry, the clinton. the obama administration is in fact planning something now so we can do it better and unwind this horrible situation? >> i think they have to be. they have to be coordinating with the algerian government. they have to be figuring out what their options are, special forces options. but you also have to remember, they took out the somali pirates not once but twice and they took out osama bin laden. they've -- >>...
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>> here at the breaking news desk, hillary clinton secretary of state has spoken with reporters about the situation in algeria involving the hostages at the natural gas plant, as many as seven americans involved. she spoke at leapt and says she's spoken with the leadership of algeria multiple times today, hoping to get it resolved, and she said very specifically this incident will be resolved, we hope, a minimum loss of life, but when you deal with relentless terrorists life is not in any way precious to them. so once again another government official from around the world, we heard david cameron, uk prime minister earlier talking as well, suggesting that we should face the possibility of the loss of life when it comes to the situation in algeria. we have reports out of the country that due to a military operation there, there have been casualties but no confirmation. we're still awaiting any more information that occurs. back to you. >> michelle, thanks very much. we'll await those developments. back to our discussion with michael floyd and brian schactman. michael, what's your take
>> here at the breaking news desk, hillary clinton secretary of state has spoken with reporters about the situation in algeria involving the hostages at the natural gas plant, as many as seven americans involved. she spoke at leapt and says she's spoken with the leadership of algeria multiple times today, hoping to get it resolved, and she said very specifically this incident will be resolved, we hope, a minimum loss of life, but when you deal with relentless terrorists life is not in any...
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ronald reagan and i'll say it, i voted to impeach the guy, bill clinton. bill clinton would always figure out that when republicans said something he agreed with he would tell people. hey, you know that's a good idea. they are right. and i guess as a politician that's what i don't understand about republicans these days. i always look for an excuse to agree with my political opponents. if they say something i agree with, i embrace it because i know that's going to give me a lot more credibility when i start talking about the debt, when i start talking about tax cuts, when i start talking about cutting regulations. if i can find something on gun control that doesn't offend my sensibilities on the second amendment, that are consistent with what reagan said and scalia said, that's great oil embrace that. i'll win votes from independent swing voters and then i win on the deficit. >> you can -- >> on cutting regulations. where it matters. >> you can still be a principled conservative. this is all music to my ears. joe i got to take a break. stay with me. we'll
ronald reagan and i'll say it, i voted to impeach the guy, bill clinton. bill clinton would always figure out that when republicans said something he agreed with he would tell people. hey, you know that's a good idea. they are right. and i guess as a politician that's what i don't understand about republicans these days. i always look for an excuse to agree with my political opponents. if they say something i agree with, i embrace it because i know that's going to give me a lot more credibility...
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you just missed the introduction of former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton and former president jimmy carter and wife roslyn. we are just minutes away from the arrival of, of course, the vice president, jill biden, and the president and first lady and their family. it's exciting. it's electric. we've got great weather, especially compared to four years or so here, and i have to say before the program sort of settled in, i saw more collegiality on the platform in terms of members of congress, both democrats and republicans, commingling, glad handing each other, coming up to the front of the rail, if you will, looking at the crowd, taking pictures, if you will. now, if only we can bottle that for the rest of the time here in office. again, great to be back on this perch again. by the way, in all those inauguration facts that you could look up, the one i thought was kind of amazing, the platform behind me, 10,000 square feet at a cost of $1.2 million to hold about 1,600 vips. of course, all the members of congress, the justices, the cabinet, et cetera. so you c
you just missed the introduction of former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton and former president jimmy carter and wife roslyn. we are just minutes away from the arrival of, of course, the vice president, jill biden, and the president and first lady and their family. it's exciting. it's electric. we've got great weather, especially compared to four years or so here, and i have to say before the program sort of settled in, i saw more collegiality on the platform in...
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over the weekend, hillary clinton has just said that -- she didn't name china, but it was clearly who she meant, that known should try to change the status quo. and china is very unhappy. >> yes, of course. professor ching, i think it was the january 14th announcement that the people's liberation army should begin preparing for actual combat training, more -- and not necessarily meaningful in and of itself, but it does signal -- and this is important because it's not only japan with whom china has these territorial disputes. they have them with pretty much every single neighbor over islands in the south china sea. so what is your thought about that? >> well, they have active disputes with japan, vietnam and the philippines. and other disputes, also, with malaysia and bornea. but i think that the main dispute right now, the one that is really on the front burner, is with japan. and i don't know how this is going to be resolved because i don't see either party stepping down. and both driven by nationalism. there is rising nationalism in japan and we see that by the fact that the new pri
over the weekend, hillary clinton has just said that -- she didn't name china, but it was clearly who she meant, that known should try to change the status quo. and china is very unhappy. >> yes, of course. professor ching, i think it was the january 14th announcement that the people's liberation army should begin preparing for actual combat training, more -- and not necessarily meaningful in and of itself, but it does signal -- and this is important because it's not only japan with whom...
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joining me now, don bare, a former chief speechwriter for president clinton and dave gerson, with the "washington post." going took the words what is going to happen on the podium behind us tomorrow, strikes me how beautiful the ceremony is because everything that was -- that is enshrined there as the sacrifice, is what makes today and tomorrow possible. so, it's nice sort of symmetry, i think, for presidents to do this but let's talk about the times right now and what this president, 'cause every ining in ral speech is particular to the times and the person, what does this president do tomorrow? >> he -- this is a progress report, right? it's many things. it's a national mission statement, but it's also a progress report, right? he is midway through his presidency at this point. this is the teenage years. you have seen some of the problems, how do they go forward, both for this president and the nation. the country right now really requires it be brought together around some sense of common purpose but not enough for that just to be a statement of unity. this has to be a statement of
joining me now, don bare, a former chief speechwriter for president clinton and dave gerson, with the "washington post." going took the words what is going to happen on the podium behind us tomorrow, strikes me how beautiful the ceremony is because everything that was -- that is enshrined there as the sacrifice, is what makes today and tomorrow possible. so, it's nice sort of symmetry, i think, for presidents to do this but let's talk about the times right now and what this president,...
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very clear, both from hillary clinton and leon panetta. saying clearly this is an act of terrorism. >> we want to talk might havies. coach joe paterno's legendary career ended with a sex abuse scandal with an assistant coach that brought its football program to its knees. hollywood bringing his life story to the big screen. a.j. hammer with more on the film. it's al pachono playing paterno? >> it is. pacino has been linked for months now, brooke. he signed on to play joe pa. the working title of the film is happy valley that will focus on the end of paterno's life as the sandusky scandal unravelled that made him a moral authority in college sports. the winningest coach in all of college football. this will be a great role for pacino and interesting so see how they interpret what made this man tick. it's a big reunion for paterno. brian depal ma will be at the helm of the film and he was in scar face 30 years ago. it's a perfect for him. >> you mentioned that this will include the sandusky scandal. do we know how much will be included in th
very clear, both from hillary clinton and leon panetta. saying clearly this is an act of terrorism. >> we want to talk might havies. coach joe paterno's legendary career ended with a sex abuse scandal with an assistant coach that brought its football program to its knees. hollywood bringing his life story to the big screen. a.j. hammer with more on the film. it's al pachono playing paterno? >> it is. pacino has been linked for months now, brooke. he signed on to play joe pa. the...
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bush and bill clinton. why do you make these assertions coming back from iran? did you have high-level meetings in which you were privy to information our state department is not privy to? >> well, we met with a range of people. we met with people from the government but students at the university. we were actually invited by the university of tehran. we met with students, professors. we met with a range of people in iran, and what we come back with is a sense that walking in the streets of tehran, going to the university, going into the marketplace, this is not a country that is on the brink of implosion, that sanctions are somehow going to cripple and force it to concede to american or any other demands. and this is something that when we did the research for our book, we found historically, we have seen american so-called iran experts predict literally since the founding of the republic of iran back in 1979, that this political order is on the brink of implosion or regime change. this is something coming back from our most recent trip to iran. just reinforced
bush and bill clinton. why do you make these assertions coming back from iran? did you have high-level meetings in which you were privy to information our state department is not privy to? >> well, we met with a range of people. we met with people from the government but students at the university. we were actually invited by the university of tehran. we met with students, professors. we met with a range of people in iran, and what we come back with is a sense that walking in the streets...
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meanwhile, we've also learned today that secretary of state hillary clinton will testify about that attack before the senate foreign relations committee on january 23rd. that is the same day she will testify before the house foreign affairs committee. >> and the number of people applying more first-time jobless benefits plummeted, five-year low. that is great news and below what economists were actually looking for. economists at barclays say numbers like these indicate moderate jobs growth coming up in the january employment report, which would be good news. >>> it has been 532 days since the u.s. lots its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? well, the claims data, that was helpful. housing numbers also help lift stocks, which closed at a five-year high. >>> now our fourth story "outfront," the breaking news we are covering tonight. americans held hostage in algeria. u.s. officials tell cnn tonight that some americans in algeria have been freed. others, though, we can tell you, are still unaccounted for tonight. we are also just learning from austin official that the alger
meanwhile, we've also learned today that secretary of state hillary clinton will testify about that attack before the senate foreign relations committee on january 23rd. that is the same day she will testify before the house foreign affairs committee. >> and the number of people applying more first-time jobless benefits plummeted, five-year low. that is great news and below what economists were actually looking for. economists at barclays say numbers like these indicate moderate jobs...
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clinton was a stepping stone to even more power. so i think each woman defines it for herself. and i think mrs. obama has been a good example of that. i'm curious to see what she is going to do in four years. >> we all are. thank you, kathryn. we appreciate it. and you can't talk presidential inauguration without some historical context. so next, experts on the 18th century, the 19th century and one on the to20th century join me on the mall in washington as well as all of these folks. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you don't have to be a golf pro to walk like one. ♪ when you walk 10,000 steps a day, it's the same as walking a professional golf course. humana. health and well-being partner of the pga tour. >>> you're going to want to watch this. i could have done the whole show on this. apart from the date and the oath of office, most of what we saw on inauguration day is not spelled out in the constitution. and over the years, there has been a lot of unexpected things happen on inauguration day. let's talk about it now with the back story radio's american history guys. peter onof
clinton was a stepping stone to even more power. so i think each woman defines it for herself. and i think mrs. obama has been a good example of that. i'm curious to see what she is going to do in four years. >> we all are. thank you, kathryn. we appreciate it. and you can't talk presidential inauguration without some historical context. so next, experts on the 18th century, the 19th century and one on the to20th century join me on the mall in washington as well as all of these folks. ♪...
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that was partially or entirely in the case of clinton in the hands of the other party. each by invoking the common purpose was validating that the other party had a role this process and validating that the party was -- other party was made up of people of good will. >> both did bring up the good nature of people. but second inaugurals are a strange animal. one said it's like renewing your vows to your first husband. it's hard to get that level of excitement, isn't it? >> well, it's a different kind of excitement. i've been at first all in rals and second inaugurals. it's very different. but in each case you've got the renewal of the nation, and it is the task of a president to give that sense of the nation once again being reborn through the whole electoral process, whether you were a loser or a winner that process, a partisan winner or loser, you're part of that greater national purpose and you've contributed to it. that is essential for the kind of speech that he -- and the kind of moment that he faces. now, whether he does that or not is another matter. >> and brief
that was partially or entirely in the case of clinton in the hands of the other party. each by invoking the common purpose was validating that the other party had a role this process and validating that the party was -- other party was made up of people of good will. >> both did bring up the good nature of people. but second inaugurals are a strange animal. one said it's like renewing your vows to your first husband. it's hard to get that level of excitement, isn't it? >> well, it's...
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clinton tried to do them. he had the best economy in a generation, that was the time to get them durngs the lewinsky scandal came along. bush tried to do them, iraq war and then katrina. he couldn't get it done. will this president seize this moment and tries to do medicare and social security, his vice president say i want to run for president. >> he will be more successful because he's tougher. there's danger and frankly david gergen, wrote a great piece on cnn.com called obama 2.0, really goes through it. there are dangers but he's going to be more successful because he's tougher. i think republicans respect him more as a tougher negotiator. >> what about democrats? >> he's got problems. >> here's my question to you which is, you've gottlieb brawl it democrats and the fiscal test is going to be all of these issues coming up on how you cut spending, what you do to the military, mine all of this stuff coming up. if the president says, i want a grand bargain and we've got to cut medicare as part of a big deal,
clinton tried to do them. he had the best economy in a generation, that was the time to get them durngs the lewinsky scandal came along. bush tried to do them, iraq war and then katrina. he couldn't get it done. will this president seize this moment and tries to do medicare and social security, his vice president say i want to run for president. >> he will be more successful because he's tougher. there's danger and frankly david gergen, wrote a great piece on cnn.com called obama 2.0,...
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we just saw chelsea clinton. she was actually signing some cards for some kids in homeless shelters and foster care that are going to be delivered later this afternoon. and randi, i have to say, we have a special guest. we saw her earlier. now she joins us live here. she needs no introduction. goss tepel great yolanda adams. i have to say i feel underdressed. this is a gorgeous outfit. they told me i was going to be joust doors. it's beautiful. you save three different songs. this is second nature to you. you and your family so much a part of community service. tell us what you hope to give, what you hope to tell people today through your words and your songs. >> well, all of my songs are inspirational. so i hope to inspire people to get out of their comfort zones and just give a little. you know, most of the time, all people want is your time because, you know, if you don't have the time, you can give your money, that's good. but most of the time people need a human heart or hand to really understand their pligh
we just saw chelsea clinton. she was actually signing some cards for some kids in homeless shelters and foster care that are going to be delivered later this afternoon. and randi, i have to say, we have a special guest. we saw her earlier. now she joins us live here. she needs no introduction. goss tepel great yolanda adams. i have to say i feel underdressed. this is a gorgeous outfit. they told me i was going to be joust doors. it's beautiful. you save three different songs. this is second...
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we saw that before with newt gingrich and bill clinton. and in clinton's second term, they did actually get stuff done. they worked it out between them. but does the president have that kind of relationship with john boehner, say, where we can feel optimistic that they're going to have a very different kind of relationship but can actually be more effective? >> i think there's a different kind of dynamic that speaker boehner has to deal with. i don't know him personally, but his reputation is that he can get deals done, but then he has to sell them in a caucus, some whom, a minority, but a vocal minority of whom are very rigid indeed. so i think the speaker has an opportunity to show his more magnanimous leadership and to lead the whole of the house, and not just his caucus. and as he does that, i think his relationship, not just with the president, but with the general public will improve, and i hope he does. >> one of the issues he's going to face is gun crime, gun control, gun violence, generally. he's been generally audacious in terms
we saw that before with newt gingrich and bill clinton. and in clinton's second term, they did actually get stuff done. they worked it out between them. but does the president have that kind of relationship with john boehner, say, where we can feel optimistic that they're going to have a very different kind of relationship but can actually be more effective? >> i think there's a different kind of dynamic that speaker boehner has to deal with. i don't know him personally, but his...
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if you look clinton's inauguration. the hairstyles, everything is just different. >> yes. >> it's a frozen moment in time. >> a nice way to remember a big day in history, for sure. which is today. today is the private swearing in, but it's certainly a big day for the president, whose official inauguration is today. >> it's the constitution. the 20th amendment says he has to be sworn in by noon today. cnn is all over the official inaug aeration today. tomorrow is a big public party and ceremony. we'll be all over that, too. >> we're not going anywhere. >> we're not going anywhere, ever. >>> if you are attending tomorrow's event, you want to grab a jacket. it is not going to be warm. you want two jackets and a fleece and a sweatshirt. temperatures in the 20s. that is the 20s. tomorrow morning, those 800,000 attendies, no doubt, will be cold as they line-up for the ceremony, which starts at noon tomorrow. since you're outside for hours, the department of health and human services recommends wearing a hat. that's a good ide
if you look clinton's inauguration. the hairstyles, everything is just different. >> yes. >> it's a frozen moment in time. >> a nice way to remember a big day in history, for sure. which is today. today is the private swearing in, but it's certainly a big day for the president, whose official inauguration is today. >> it's the constitution. the 20th amendment says he has to be sworn in by noon today. cnn is all over the official inaug aeration today. tomorrow is a big...
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al gore ran against clinton. left clinton at home and he lost. one of joe biden's great strengths is his loyalty. he's respected, i think, on both sides of the aisle for one if he tells you something, he's going to do it. he keeps his word. two, the loyalty to the president. so, he gets all the benefits of the good things that obama's done, but he almost gets a pass on the negatives because while he's the vice president, he has to be loyal. so, if hillary clinton for health reasons or otherwise decides not to go, he's going to we, i think, by far the strongest contender. >> do you think he can take on hillary clinton? i want to cover that. i want to cover that, by the way. >> i don't think anybody can take on hillary clinton. right now she is a prezumpative favorite. democrats need joe biden. they need him now because he's the best politician in this town. he understands there are three branches of government and you have to sit down and you have to figure out a deal and he's good at it. we need him later because if hillary clinton does not run,
al gore ran against clinton. left clinton at home and he lost. one of joe biden's great strengths is his loyalty. he's respected, i think, on both sides of the aisle for one if he tells you something, he's going to do it. he keeps his word. two, the loyalty to the president. so, he gets all the benefits of the good things that obama's done, but he almost gets a pass on the negatives because while he's the vice president, he has to be loyal. so, if hillary clinton for health reasons or otherwise...
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>> president clinton very much wanted to be a healer. in fact, he had his hand on the bible opened to the passage of the prophet and finished that inaugral address and within a couple of years the republicans impeached him. his highest goal was to try to unify the country and that didn't work. that's just the times we live in. the president has to accept that and to manipulate that to the goals that he needs because he's not going to be able to change it. >> i hope the chief justice brings a note ward with the words this time around. you remember four years ago. >> he looked more nervous than president obama. >> he was nervous. that was an awkward moment, as we say. let's talk for a brief moment on joe biden. he's playing an increasingly more visible role. what does that say to you long term? >> it's very hard for me to imagine joe biden as a 2016 candidate. i find it hard to imagine. the country will be ready for something new. >> if you turn your head side ways and close one eye, it kind of looks like the seal for the vice president th
>> president clinton very much wanted to be a healer. in fact, he had his hand on the bible opened to the passage of the prophet and finished that inaugral address and within a couple of years the republicans impeached him. his highest goal was to try to unify the country and that didn't work. that's just the times we live in. the president has to accept that and to manipulate that to the goals that he needs because he's not going to be able to change it. >> i hope the chief justice...
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clinton relayed u.s. concerns. >> i spoke with the algerian prime minister again this morning to get an update on this very difficult situation and to underscore again that the utmost care must be taken to preserve innocent life. >> reporter: algeria said 12 hostages already have been killed during the operation, hundreds have been freed or escaped. the french said one of those was theirs. but little information still on the fate of the approximately eight americans, some of whom are still being held. in the midst of the chaotic algerian operation, the u.s. is trying to evacuate americans who had been freed. a military c-130 earlier friday took 12 wounded out. but a u.s. defense official says none were american. and other released hostages have begun telling of their ordeal. >> very, very relieved to be out. >> it happened so fast. >> my heart goes out to the guys that are still there and hopefully everyone comes home safe. because at the end of the day, it's only work, you know? >> reporter: but among th
clinton relayed u.s. concerns. >> i spoke with the algerian prime minister again this morning to get an update on this very difficult situation and to underscore again that the utmost care must be taken to preserve innocent life. >> reporter: algeria said 12 hostages already have been killed during the operation, hundreds have been freed or escaped. the french said one of those was theirs. but little information still on the fate of the approximately eight americans, some of whom...
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secretary clinton was asked about that friday, and on the one hand the u.s. and other countries are very unhappy about the lack of information, but on the other hand they realize it's a very complex operation and that it appears to be continuing. erin? >> jill dougherty, thank you very much. of course, we do know there are some americans still unaccounted for tonight. we are also hearing the first words though from another american hostage who is safe and we want to get straight to our david mattingly in texas who has been following the other american hostages. david, what can you tell us about the american you have spoken to who is alive? >> reporter: erin, first of all, we can tell you his name. that's significant because it's the first time that we've been able to confirm a name of one of the americans who were at the plant at the time. his name is mark cobb. he's reportedly from texas. we weren't able to confirm that directly with him because we had a very brief exchange with him. cnn contacting him via text, and he sent two text messages to us. the first
secretary clinton was asked about that friday, and on the one hand the u.s. and other countries are very unhappy about the lack of information, but on the other hand they realize it's a very complex operation and that it appears to be continuing. erin? >> jill dougherty, thank you very much. of course, we do know there are some americans still unaccounted for tonight. we are also hearing the first words though from another american hostage who is safe and we want to get straight to our...
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. >> receivestephanie, ronald rea bill clinton had more prosperous terms. i think the benefit of a surging economy, the president may be in the same position, will that embolden him to release any shackles he had and how long does he get to do that? >> i don't think he has any self-imposed shackles. i think he's been slowly putting the building blocks in place to build a type of economy that we've all been working so hard for where everybody can get ahead, where we're building it from the middle out and not from the top down. we inherited a crisis. >> do we have a guarantee you can't mention it again? are we all agreed you can't blame the republicans for what happened four years ago. >> what i find striking about this whole weekend has been my recollections of four years ago. four years ago i was about to enter the white house with the president. our economy was in shambles. i watched him make a series of decisions very quickly to stand up to financial industry, the recovery act, to intervene on the auto industry. not any one of them was popular. he knew it
. >> receivestephanie, ronald rea bill clinton had more prosperous terms. i think the benefit of a surging economy, the president may be in the same position, will that embolden him to release any shackles he had and how long does he get to do that? >> i don't think he has any self-imposed shackles. i think he's been slowly putting the building blocks in place to build a type of economy that we've all been working so hard for where everybody can get ahead, where we're building it...
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. >> look, your president, bill clinton, had a great economy and then the monica lewinsky scandal and impeachment came along. and his agenda went off the tracks. your president, the opposition to the iraq war was growing. he won re-election but it kept growing and katrina came along and it undermined his second term. what lesson did you learn from a second term that could help this president? >> well, the president's problem was personal, not policy -- >> there are so many inappropriate things i could think to answer that question. >> but it's a completely different thing for that reason. but -- >> he got a budget. >> he got a balanced budget and the only world leader in world history to win a war without losing a single soldier, the war in kosovo which was a major war. >> i set him up for that. >> he had a very impressive second term but he had a huge personal problem that the republicans made a political problem. but i would actually counsel any president, especially this one, humility. you know, when a new hope is invested, there's someone standing there saying all glory in this wo
. >> look, your president, bill clinton, had a great economy and then the monica lewinsky scandal and impeachment came along. and his agenda went off the tracks. your president, the opposition to the iraq war was growing. he won re-election but it kept growing and katrina came along and it undermined his second term. what lesson did you learn from a second term that could help this president? >> well, the president's problem was personal, not policy -- >> there are so many...
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bush took the stage himself with guitar in hand at one of his inaugural balls. ♪ and bill clinton duetted with sex phonist clarence clemons in 1993, but what americans remember most was the performance clinton's campaign theme song. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ ♪ don't stop >> reporter: all five members of fleetwood mac reunited just to play in front of the clintons as lindsay buckingham recalls. >> what bill and hillary both had to offer is people and what they were espousing was exciting to a lot of us. and so we were quite pleased, as we were going out with the tag, you know, don't you look back, don't you look back, bill comes up and hillary comes up and shakes our hands and it was just one of those experiences you will never forget. ♪ only in america >> reporter: country music was front and center at the inaugural fest foifrts texan george w. bush. >> bush loved to portray himself as a texas rancher. what is a texas rancher listen to? country. >> reporter: president obama's upcoming celebration will spotlight country along with rock, r & b and pop. this year's lineu
bush took the stage himself with guitar in hand at one of his inaugural balls. ♪ and bill clinton duetted with sex phonist clarence clemons in 1993, but what americans remember most was the performance clinton's campaign theme song. ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ ♪ don't stop >> reporter: all five members of fleetwood mac reunited just to play in front of the clintons as lindsay buckingham recalls. >> what bill and hillary both had to offer is people and what they...
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a higher number for clinton in his second tem and reagan in his second term. >> when you look at how the country is divided, one has to imagine and we've been told, that he's going to talk about a hopeful speech. a unifying speech. but not many more details than that. what kind of statistics do you see when we look at the divisions within the country? >> brand new numbers from cnn/orc. we asked if the country was more deeply divided now than in the past? 76% say yes. only 22% say no. here's another way to visualize it. here's the next number. we ask, do you hope that the the president's policies will succeed. democrats, overwhelmingly said yes. only four out of ten republicans hope that the president's policies will succeed. >> in some way tomorrow, we hear that president obama will acknowledge the divisions. >>> we talked about the president being sworn in already, well vice president joe biden was also sworn in for a second term in office. using the biden family bible. a very large bible. the oath was administered by supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor. >> the ceremony took plac
a higher number for clinton in his second tem and reagan in his second term. >> when you look at how the country is divided, one has to imagine and we've been told, that he's going to talk about a hopeful speech. a unifying speech. but not many more details than that. what kind of statistics do you see when we look at the divisions within the country? >> brand new numbers from cnn/orc. we asked if the country was more deeply divided now than in the past? 76% say yes. only 22% say...
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president bush -- presidents bush, clinton, reagan, all had higher numbers when it came to americans' confidence and how things are going in this country. so joining me now john avlon, he's senior political columnist at "newsweek" and the daily beast and his much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much better half, cnn political contributor, margaret hoover, who is my secret girlfriend. >> i thought cyndi lauper was your secret girlfriend. >> you are my secret girlfriend since i hosted "in the arena" one night, we fell in love. >> a beautiful thing. i'm not going to touch it. >> you're comfortable. >> don't tell anybody. john, you wrote an article titled "can barack obama break the second inaugural curse" wlachl do you mean by that? >> it is funny. inauguration speeches are a great american moment, a time of renewal and inflection. think about the lines, ask not what you can do for your country, nothing to fear but fear itself, government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem, all from first inaugural addresses. >> right. >> second inaugurals get kind of over
president bush -- presidents bush, clinton, reagan, all had higher numbers when it came to americans' confidence and how things are going in this country. so joining me now john avlon, he's senior political columnist at "newsweek" and the daily beast and his much, much, much, much, much, much, much, much better half, cnn political contributor, margaret hoover, who is my secret girlfriend. >> i thought cyndi lauper was your secret girlfriend. >> you are my secret girlfriend...
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. >> hillary clinton would not be that much younger. >> an issue for her, too. less of an issue. >> i think it is helpful for the president to have the hints that he might run again because you the president is going to soon enough run into the question of being a lame duck. if people are looking at joe biden as potentially a successor, it, in effect, keeps his strength going longer than it might. >> keeps energy in the administration, absolutely. and i think that's, in part, i somewhat disagree. i mean, yes, he was instrumental in the gun panel, but the gun panel end was set before he went in there and talked to all those people. to me, that was -- let's bring everybody in and we are going to come to this conclusion. nonetheless, he was talking to mitch mcconnell, he is the one that made that happen. the interesting play to me is these are roles that president obama has given him to elevate him. >> exactly. >> that is interesting to me just as we look forward to the next four years. >> how did the justice, sonia sotomayor do? >> looked flawless to me. you saw s
. >> hillary clinton would not be that much younger. >> an issue for her, too. less of an issue. >> i think it is helpful for the president to have the hints that he might run again because you the president is going to soon enough run into the question of being a lame duck. if people are looking at joe biden as potentially a successor, it, in effect, keeps his strength going longer than it might. >> keeps energy in the administration, absolutely. and i think that's, in...
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and we saw beau biden, and chelsea clinton, who talked about her father making martin luther king jr. a day of service. and what is he feeling, going through this time as he prepares to take the oath of office once again. and what would it be like to actually have martin luther king jr.'s bible, as well. had a chance to talk to her, there are a couple of things she said. >> there is nothing quite like that first time when you walk out and you see the mall is full of people who come from all over the country and the world to celebrate your first inauguration. so that was historic. we have been through a challenging four-year period. he has been very emotional about the campaign and all of the young and older people who have just rolled up their sleeves and worked so hard to get him reelected for a second term. so i think it will be a deeply emotional moment. >> there is criticism about his new cabinet. if you look at cia, secretary of defense, state and treasury, all white men. what does he need to do moving forward so that there are more people who look like you and look like others w
and we saw beau biden, and chelsea clinton, who talked about her father making martin luther king jr. a day of service. and what is he feeling, going through this time as he prepares to take the oath of office once again. and what would it be like to actually have martin luther king jr.'s bible, as well. had a chance to talk to her, there are a couple of things she said. >> there is nothing quite like that first time when you walk out and you see the mall is full of people who come from...
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i mean, you have bill clinton who got impeached in his second term. richard nixon, we know what happened to him in his second term. iran contra, it often does not work out. >> and let's not forget, lyndon johnson and the vietnam war. one of the things we know absolutely for sure, is that something is going to go wrong in the second term. it always does. always. sometimes you can foresee it as it's coming, could be a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, it could be -- who knows what, i think that we're pretty safe in deciding that there's not going to be a sex scandal in the obama family. >> george bush it was the financial crisis. >> exactly. >> but i -- >> katrina. >> and iraq. >> the idea is how they handle it, how they handle it. >> i'm going to go out on a limb. i think the worst may be behind him. he's actually got more momentum going in than most presidents do, his numbers are actually going up. the k34e's getting a little bit better, the wars are winding down, he does have a shot. i think the most important thing i would say is, i think he's f
i mean, you have bill clinton who got impeached in his second term. richard nixon, we know what happened to him in his second term. iran contra, it often does not work out. >> and let's not forget, lyndon johnson and the vietnam war. one of the things we know absolutely for sure, is that something is going to go wrong in the second term. it always does. always. sometimes you can foresee it as it's coming, could be a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, it could be -- who knows what, i...
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i mean, you have bill clinton who got impeached in his second term. you have richard nixon and remember what happened to him. iran-contra for president reagan. >> and lyndon johnson and vietnam war. >> right. >> one of the things we know absolutely for sure is that something is going to go wrong in the second term. >> it always happens. >> always. sometimes you can foresee it, natural disaster, a terrorist attack. it could be who know what is? i think that we're pretty safe in deciding that there's not a sex scandal in the obama family. >> george bush, it was the financial crisis. >> right. >> and katrina. >> and iraq. >> the idea's how they handle it. >> i'm going to go out on a limb. i think the worst may be behind him. he's actually got more momentum going in than most presidents do. his numbers are actually going up. the economy's getting a little bit better. the wars are winding down so he does have a shot but most important thing to say is i think he's found his game. >> if you look at president's popularity, his is low. >> one of the lowest in
i mean, you have bill clinton who got impeached in his second term. you have richard nixon and remember what happened to him. iran-contra for president reagan. >> and lyndon johnson and vietnam war. >> right. >> one of the things we know absolutely for sure is that something is going to go wrong in the second term. >> it always happens. >> always. sometimes you can foresee it, natural disaster, a terrorist attack. it could be who know what is? i think that we're...
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i mean, you have bill clinton who got impeached in his second term. richard nixon, we know what happened to him in his second term. iran contra, it often does not work out. >> and let's not forget, lyndon johnson and the vietnam war. one of the things we know absolutely for sure, is that something is going to go wrong in the second term. it always does. always. sometimes you can foresee it as it's coming, could be a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, it could be -- who knows what, i think that we're pretty safe in deciding that there's not going to be a sex scandal in the obama family. >> george bush it was the financial crisis. >> exactly. >> but i -- >> katrina. >> and iraq. >> the idea is how they handle it, how they handle it. >> i'm going to go out on a limb. i think the worst may be behind him. he's actually got more momentum going in than most presidents do, his numbers are actually going up. the k34e's getting a little bit better, the wars are winding down, he does have a shot. i think the most important thing i would say is, i think he's f
i mean, you have bill clinton who got impeached in his second term. richard nixon, we know what happened to him in his second term. iran contra, it often does not work out. >> and let's not forget, lyndon johnson and the vietnam war. one of the things we know absolutely for sure, is that something is going to go wrong in the second term. it always does. always. sometimes you can foresee it as it's coming, could be a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, it could be -- who knows what, i...
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bill clinton will be here today but there will be no former bush presidents. of course george h.w. bush is recovering from being ill. he's been in the hospital for quite some time. george w. bush decided to stay back in texas, too, although he did send his regrets. the leadership in congress, the joint chiefs. there is one member of the cabinet who will not be here. we don't know who it is yet but it's a so-called designated survivor, the person that stays behind just in case the unimaginable happens. it was then defense secretary robert gates four years ago. we're waiting to see who it is this time around. this is where all the big people will be sitting. they'll file in sometime a little over 9:00 a.m. zoraida? >> i love the view, john. i think you may have the best seat in the house right now. >> not bad. >> thank you very much. so the washington who's who will no doubt be in full party mode tonight with inaugural events planned around the city, the commander in chief's ball and the inaugural ball will bring out big names like katy perry, brad paisley, stevie wonder and alicia k
bill clinton will be here today but there will be no former bush presidents. of course george h.w. bush is recovering from being ill. he's been in the hospital for quite some time. george w. bush decided to stay back in texas, too, although he did send his regrets. the leadership in congress, the joint chiefs. there is one member of the cabinet who will not be here. we don't know who it is yet but it's a so-called designated survivor, the person that stays behind just in case the unimaginable...
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remember the famous picture of chelsea clinton after the monica lewinsky affair walking between her parents to the helicopter? or hold on, let me just finish. and this time before the dnc when the white house released a picture of the president with his two daughters snuggling on the couch, there it, watching michelle obama. look, they use their children for political purposes hen they want. to. >> first of all, walking with chelsea to the helicopter, they were going on vacation. so what are they supposed to do, take her to another helicopter or through the back door somewhere? >> it was the hand-holding and connecting them, rollland. >> okay, so what? if there was a photo and there were no hand-holding then, it's okay? seriously. that is not the same as putting an ad out where you are mentioning the president's daughters. it makes no sense. and again, if you're the nra, you don't have to actually do that. you don't have to go that far. if you want to do that, why don't you say okay, why don't you go to chicago and say how many armed guards are there in chicago's schools where the president
remember the famous picture of chelsea clinton after the monica lewinsky affair walking between her parents to the helicopter? or hold on, let me just finish. and this time before the dnc when the white house released a picture of the president with his two daughters snuggling on the couch, there it, watching michelle obama. look, they use their children for political purposes hen they want. to. >> first of all, walking with chelsea to the helicopter, they were going on vacation. so what...
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hillary clinton was there in october and talked about a potential situation with mali which we all know has become very volatile and you have the french who have gone in there which reportedly is why this operation, this kidnapping operation was taking place. the kidnappers said they were doing that in solidarity for their people in mali. they were angry, they said, that algeria was allowing french planes to overfly algeria and go into mali to carry out that operation. now, whether that's true, i mean, it could be, or it could also have been, as some u.s. officials are indicating, kind of a preplanned operation. after all, we understand that these people came in from libya into algeria. and the group, by the way, as we also know, is led by a man who's notorious for kidnapping, he's made millions of dollars, kidnapping, et cetera. >> the news that barbara brought to us just before i came to you, jill dougherty, a u.s. drone, an unmanned drone has flown over this bp air field collecting intelligence information and the fate of the hostages as we await news on that. keep us posted as well.
hillary clinton was there in october and talked about a potential situation with mali which we all know has become very volatile and you have the french who have gone in there which reportedly is why this operation, this kidnapping operation was taking place. the kidnappers said they were doing that in solidarity for their people in mali. they were angry, they said, that algeria was allowing french planes to overfly algeria and go into mali to carry out that operation. now, whether that's true,...
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>> thank you very much, secretary clinton. i want to echo my colleagues for your extraordinary service and i want to thank you for your leadership on benghazi, for taking responsibility for what happened there, for initiating an investigation so we would understand what happened, for moving forward to address threats in other high-risk areas and he for all of your efforts of the accountability review board report. thank you. that's the kind of leadership we want to see. and i want to first go back to what i thought you said about still looking for the funding to be transferred, the 1.3 billion? >> 4. >> to address the security threats not just in libya but around the world and do i understand that we still have not had that money transferred and so that means the 553 million for marine security cards, 130 million for diplomatic security, 691 million for security installations, that is all on hold and so we can't move forward until that has been approved by the house? >> well, now we have to start over because it was in the sen
>> thank you very much, secretary clinton. i want to echo my colleagues for your extraordinary service and i want to thank you for your leadership on benghazi, for taking responsibility for what happened there, for initiating an investigation so we would understand what happened, for moving forward to address threats in other high-risk areas and he for all of your efforts of the accountability review board report. thank you. that's the kind of leadership we want to see. and i want to...
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. >> and we have just learned tonight when secretary of state hillary clinton will testify about the attack on the american consulate in benghazi. house foreign affairs secretary has announced clinton will testify before the house on january 23rd. she'll talk about why the attack wasn't better anticipated and what leadership failures existed at the state department. >> it's been 529 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to try to get it back? ben bernanke said he's cautiously optimistic about the next few years. that's a ringing endorsement. and now our third story "outfront." fingerprints wanting. martin o'malley proposed a sweeping gun law. what it is going to do is submit gun owners to fingerprinting. it will ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, require gun safety courses and background checks. he goes further than his democratic governor, and anthony o'donnell tells "outfront" the reality is martin o'malley is trying to get to the left of cuomo in new york because he wants to run for president in 2016. eric, former obama administration offi
. >> and we have just learned tonight when secretary of state hillary clinton will testify about the attack on the american consulate in benghazi. house foreign affairs secretary has announced clinton will testify before the house on january 23rd. she'll talk about why the attack wasn't better anticipated and what leadership failures existed at the state department. >> it's been 529 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to try to get it back? ben bernanke...
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"outfront" tonight, reihan salam and michael waldman, former speech writer for president clinton. good to see both of you. kings, monarchs, all in the eye of the beholder. republicans are angry because this is executive action and some might say look, if you can do a lot of these things through enforcement, why wouldn't you do that first. indeed, that is a part of what he's going to do but there is a point here that some say there's between 300 and 20,000. i don't know why the range is so broad. anyway, of gun laws in this country. isn't this outrage just political? >> part of the issue is that whenever you have a party that's out of power, they are concerned about the abuse of executive power. when you have a democratic president, republicans are upset about it. when you have a republican president, that republican president will tend to use executive action as well to get around congress. so i think that that's natural to some extent that there's going to be that outrage and that it's selective outrage. i will also say, however, that there are few things the president has the di
"outfront" tonight, reihan salam and michael waldman, former speech writer for president clinton. good to see both of you. kings, monarchs, all in the eye of the beholder. republicans are angry because this is executive action and some might say look, if you can do a lot of these things through enforcement, why wouldn't you do that first. indeed, that is a part of what he's going to do but there is a point here that some say there's between 300 and 20,000. i don't know why the range...
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there you see, is that hillary clinton? >> hillary clinton. >> with sarah phillips. she was an arkansas designer. and there you see michelle obama today at the national prayer service. just got an e-mail a couple of minutes ago from the representatives for the indian designer who lives here in new york named naiem caan. mrs. obama has chosen this designer on many occasions. there she is glowing today with her hair back but bangs still on full display at the national prayer service. >> you know what, i don't think it will ever get old. the big male newscasters used to say, the first lady looks lovely in a pink hat with a matching pink coat and matching gloves. it's a big deal. >> it is. naieme caan was in the running for the gown last night. didn't happen. maybe that's the reason why she gave him a nod today. >> i'm sure there are a lot of hash tags tout out for caan. thank you. alina cho. >> mutual fan society. >> by the way, the first thing i said to you today, i nailed your designer today, didn't i? >> yes, you did. >> alina cho. thank. [ male announcer ] when it c
there you see, is that hillary clinton? >> hillary clinton. >> with sarah phillips. she was an arkansas designer. and there you see michelle obama today at the national prayer service. just got an e-mail a couple of minutes ago from the representatives for the indian designer who lives here in new york named naiem caan. mrs. obama has chosen this designer on many occasions. there she is glowing today with her hair back but bangs still on full display at the national prayer service....
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at this moment, hillary clinton comes face to face with lawmakers who want to know why. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> new word of warnings that the u.s. consulate in benghazi was not safe, and they come from one of the americans killed. >>> plus -- >> i put my arms around the mother and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. >> what today means for hillary clinton's legacy. >>> welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm brooke baldwin at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. >> and i'm jake tapper in washington. any minute inside this room on capitol hill testimony, four months in the making, secretary of state hillary clinton will testify before the house foreign affairs committee about what happened on september 11th of last year, the day when these four americans, ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty were killed at the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. >> jake, i want to bring you back in and bring in our chief congressional corre
at this moment, hillary clinton comes face to face with lawmakers who want to know why. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> new word of warnings that the u.s. consulate in benghazi was not safe, and they come from one of the americans killed. >>> plus -- >> i put my arms around the mother and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. >> what today means for hillary clinton's legacy. >>>...
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this is vintage hillary clinton. she responded to the direct accusations, the challenges but the republicans especially -- and we'll get to this shortly -- john mccain and rand paul were tough on her. they were not backing down. >> that's right. republicans were focused on, one, the administration specifically the united nations ambassador susan rice initially in the sunday show appearances, on all five sunday shows that sunday but also an initial discussion about what happened in benghazi, the word was that this was not a terrorist attack, this was a spontaneous protest because of the anti-islam video which of course turns out not to have been the case and a lot senators were focused on why were these talking points false. johnson said dr. rice was purposefully misleading the american public. dr. rice said she was not, she was using the talking points used by the intelligence committee and no effort to mislead. she was providing as much information as she knew at the time. the other information by senator rand paul
this is vintage hillary clinton. she responded to the direct accusations, the challenges but the republicans especially -- and we'll get to this shortly -- john mccain and rand paul were tough on her. they were not backing down. >> that's right. republicans were focused on, one, the administration specifically the united nations ambassador susan rice initially in the sunday show appearances, on all five sunday shows that sunday but also an initial discussion about what happened in...